The organic medicinal herb farmer
Subtitle: the ultimate guide to producing high-quality herbs on a market scale
By: Jeff Carpenter with Melanie Carpenter ; foreword by Rosemary Gladstar
Contributors: Carpenter, Melanie, author
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 394
ISBN-13: 9781603585736
Subjects: Herbs; Marketing; Therapeutic use; Organic farming; Herb farming
Other titles: Ultimate guide to producing high-quality herbs on a market scale
Description: Both a business guide and a farming manual, The Organic Medicinal Herb Farmer shows you how to successfully grow and market organic medicinal herbs, as well as culinary herbs and at-risk native herbs.  Using their Zack Woods Herb Farm in Vermont as a backdrop, successful small-scale herb farmers Jeff and Melanie Carpenter cover the basic practical information any grower need to get an organic herb farm up and running.--COVER.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1.  Growing and processing medicinal herbs for market; title: Why grow medicinal herbs?; title: Size and scale considerations; title: Thinking like a business manager; title: Facilities layout and design; title: Field and crop considerations and planning; title: Tools of the trade; title: Field and bed preparation; title: Plant propagation; title: Considerations for growing medicinals; title: Weed control; title: Pest and disease prevention and control; title: Harvest; title: Geo-authentic botanicals; title: Herb packaging and storage recommendations; title: Producing value-added products; title: Marketing; title: Pt. 2.  Herbs to consider for market; title: Alfalfa; title: Angelica; title: Anise hyssop; title: Arnica; title: Ashwagandha; title: Astragalus; title: Black cohash; title: Blue vervain; title: Boneset; title: Burdock; title: Calendula; title: California poppy; title: Catnip; title: Chamomile, German; title: Codonopsis; title: Comfrey; title: Dandelion; title: Echinacea; title: Elder; title: Elecampane; title: Garlic; title: Gingko; title: Ginseng; title: Goldenseal; title: Hawthorn; title: Hops; title: Lavender; title: Lemon balm; title: Lobelia; title: Marshmallow; title: Meadowsweet; title: Motherwort; title: Nettle; title: Oats; title: Passionflower; title: Peppermint; title: Pleurisy root; title: Red clover; title: Red raspberry; title: Rhodiola; title: Schisandra; title: Siberian ginseng; title: Skullcap; title: Spilanthes; title: Saint John's Wort; title: Thyme, German winter; title: Tulsi/holy basil; title: Valerian; title: Yarrow; title: Yellow dock.